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--- eg-259:lecture21 [2013/04/24 20:00] – eechris
+++ eg-259:lecture21 [2013/04/24 20:21] (current) – [Mobile: Apps vs Web Apps] eechris
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   * Modernizr and polyfills
   * jQuery library
-  * New languages (compile to JavaScript)
+  * Backbone.js
-   * Coffeescript
-   * Dart
+===== Client-Side: New Languages =====
+These two compile to JavaScript:
+   * Coffeescript -> built-in to Rails
+   * Dart -> being developed by Google by and for their own web app developers
+===== Client-Side: MVC Frameworks =====
+//Hundreds// of them! Aside from Backbone.js, the ones I think are worth deeper study are:
+  * Angular.js
+  * Ember.js
+  * Spine.js
+  * Knockout.js
+  * Meteor.js
+Keep an eye on TodoMVC for more and examples of their use.
 ===== Server-Side =====
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 ===== Server Side: Other Programming Languages =====
+  * PHP
   * Java
   * Python
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   * Ruby on Rails -- Ruby
   * Django -- Python
-  * Cake -- PHP
+  * Cake, Laravel -- PHP
   * Node.js -- JavaScript
   * Spring -- Java
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 ===== Server Side: Interesting niche frameworks =====
+  * Dart -> compiles to "//JavaScript for the modern browser//", but it's server-side too!
   * Google Web Toolkit (GWT) -> Java to HTML/JavaScript
   * Google App Engine -> Python and Java
   * Sinatra -> Ruby
-  * Backbone.js -> JavaScript + Node.js
+  * Express.js -> JavaScript + Node.js + //the Client-side MVC framework of your choice//
-===== Server Side: Apps vs Web Apps =====
+  * Meteor -> JavaScript + Node.js
+===== Mobile and Other Form Factors =====
+   * Smart phones
+   * Tablets
+   * Surfaces
+   * TVs
+   * Gaming consoles
+===== Apps vs Web Apps =====
   * Web Apps: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Location Services, Local Storage, Canvas, ... all devices!
   * iOS: Mac only development tools XCode, Objective-C and Cocoa target iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, distribution by App Store only.
-  * Android: Java so cross platform development. Problem diversity of platform
+  * Android: Java so cross platform development. Main problem -> fragmentation of platform.
 ===== Database layer =====
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    * I follow the RSS feeds lots of development sites
    * I read influential on-line journals
-   * Watch selected videos on YouTube and other video sharing sites
+   * I Watch selected videos on YouTube and other video sharing sites
    * I listen to technical development podcasts
    * I have Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts
    * I occasionally blog
-   * I am signed up to Code Year
+   * I am signed up to Code Year, Code School and Nettuts+
    * I set myself development projects in a technology I need to learn
    * I teach so I have to continuously learn!